WARN 26502 M8000 Series Electric 12V Winch with Steel Cable Wire Rope: 5/16" Diameter x 100' Length, 4 Ton (8,000 lb) Pulling Capacity

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Perfect for a Jeep Wrangler YJ, TJ, or two door JK and all CJs. If you have the old TJ Unlimited (LJ) or the JK Unlimited (both of which are heavier vehicles) I would bump up to a 9,000 or 10,000 winch. The VR series are the Chinese-made Warns we all knew would one day become a reality. The M series are currently still 100% made in the US, though. The main differences (to me) are the higher quality of the controller and the use of the contactor box over the solenoid of the VR series. The VR is a good enough winch for a low cost, foreign one. The M8000 is the real deal, though. It will work when you need it to. It will last. It pulls like a goat, too. Keep in mind that if you have never owned a winch - this one is about 85 pounds. You will need a winch bumper or a winch mounting plate. Your stock alternator and battery (minimum of 665 CCA) will work fine, but you can always upgrade the system as you learn what you need and want. Setup is pretty straightforward. I do not want synthetic line. I am not sold on it at all right now. And it adds like $300 to your expenses. The tried and true steel cable on this will suit my needs perfectly. The price of this when *I* bought is was only $110 more than the Chinese Warn VR8000. Just spend the extra hundred and get the real thing. This is some solid gear and a great upgrade for any open topped Jeep 4x4!

I saved my pennies and went with a Warn right from the start, and I'm glad I did. Not only is this the cheapest price, the FREE super saver shipping and $50 rebate from Warn made this an absolute no brainer! This is the strongest winch in this price range, and it will not fail you. I installed it on my 2004 Jeep Rubicon and it has no problem pulling me out of tight spots, I even used t to pull a few fence poles the other day without issue. Packaging is awesome, everything arrived safely in its intended place, I had no problems with unpacking and understanding the hook up instructions. I intended to mount my solenoid under the hood, but for the first night I used the supplied bracket. My only gripe is with this darn bracket. It was a real pain to jam all the wires where they needed to be and use this bracket. Needless to say, my 'box is now under the hood where it should be, and the bracket is in the trash like it should be! After installation I removed the supplied steel cable and spooled on 100" of synthetic AmSteel blue winch line. At only 8lbs and more durable than steel cable I felt it was a good upgrade. I still carry my steel cable on long wheeling trips as a spare (Just incase!) Although it was incredibly expensive, it is highly recommended. I have used this winch for about 5 pulls, and a few utility jobs and I must say I am very glad I held out for the best. Packaging, quality of materials, durability are all something we need when off road. Don't trust your family, or your rig to anything else. In this category reputation and experience is key. Warn delivers once again.

I got it within days of ordering! Super happy!!?

The winch is great. Very good quality, warranty, solidly built, etc. But geez, you'd think a company as well known as Warn could provide some assembly instructions. This unit comes with multiple small books in a half dozen languages on using the winch, but in all that there is half of one page on wiring, which is pointless because they engrave which wires attach to which posts right on the housing. Nothing about mounting the electronics box at all. The box allegedly has several mounting options, but the only guidance is the pic on the box, so I'd count that as 1 option. And of course, that option doesn't work for my layout, so I had to McGuyver the thing together.